Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Colombia

Colombia: Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 0.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.11
Change on year
down 22.5%
World rank
20th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.237
in 2017
All-time low
0.0372
in 2010
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Colombia, 2010–2022

0.050.10.150.20.252010201620222010: 0.0372011: 0.0562012: 0.12014: 0.1842015: 0.1022016: 0.0922017: 0.2372018: 0.1312019: 0.1222020: 0.0832021: 0.1422022: 0.11

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.11 for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Colombia peaked at 0.237 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0372, in 2010.

That places Colombia 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 0.0372
2011 0.0557 +49.8%
2012 0.0998 +79.1%
2014 0.1841 +84.5%
2015 0.102 -44.6%
2016 0.0923 -9.5%
2017 0.237 +156.7%
2018 0.1308 -44.8%
2019 0.1221 -6.7%
2020 0.0833 -31.7%
2021 0.1419 +70.3%
2022 0.11 -22.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.1179 0.0372 0.237 9
2020s 0.1118 0.0833 0.1419 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 17 Honduras 0.1277 compare
  2. 18 El Salvador 0.1229 compare
  3. 19 Burkina Faso 0.1206 compare
  4. 21 Chile 0.1008 compare
  5. 22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0837 compare
  6. 23 Costa Rica 0.0815 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Colombia?
Benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Colombia was 0.11 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.237 in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0372 in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile?
Colombia ranks 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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